Rachel

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Rachel is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, popularized by the biblical figure Rachel, the wife of Israelite patriarch Jacob.

From Wikipedia

Rachel first appears in the data in 1953 and has been recorded in 62 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2001 with 256 babies (rank #65 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rachel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rachel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

6,095

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

256

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Friends: Rachel Green — Bloomingdale's, Ralph Lauren, Paris
In Bible: Rachel — wife of Jacob
In Anne of Green Gables: Rachel Lynde — Avonlea's outspoken neighbour
In The Office (UK): Rachel — Slough sales rep

Famous people named Rachel

Rachel Carsonscience journalist · b. 1907
Rachel McAdamsfilm actor · b. 1978
Rachel Weiszaudiobook narrator · b. 1970
Rachel Maddowjournalist · b. 1973
Rachel ZeglerYouTuber · b. 2001

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with R

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1953	9	#622
1954	5	#799
1955	11	#600
1956	10	#632
1957	17	#506
1958	10	#665
1959	16	#539
1960	13	#609
1961	17	#549
1962	17	#557
1963	17	#569
1964	22	#498
1965	21	#530
1966	22	#509
1967	43	#354
1968	43	#347
1969	69	#262
1970	77	#237
1971	114	#176
1972	130	#150
1973	95	#178
1974	128	#136
1975	117	#140
1976	113	#140
1977	126	#124
1978	118	#134
1979	101	#158
1980	109	#157
1981	91	#178
1982	91	#173
1983	131	#132
1984	113	#145
1985	120	#144
1986	131	#136
1987	149	#122
1988	137	#130
1989	135	#131
1990	166	#116
1991	181	#103
1992	163	#110
1993	174	#107
1994	189	#90
1995	187	#88
1996	201	#76
1997	210	#76
1998	188	#87
1999	197	#79
2000	193	#90
2001	256	#65
2002	199	#76
2003	194	#83
2004	127	#121
2005	130	#112
2006	68	#203
2007	68	#195
2008	53	#239
2009	52	#236
2010	51	#229
2011	44	#255
2012	41	#254
2013	36	#267
2014	39	#267